Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30450/25]

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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435. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/25]

Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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437. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the capital allocations made in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to public infrastructure projects located in Carlow and Kilkenny, including schools, transport, and healthcare facilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/25]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 434, 435 and 437 together.

As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case. Each Minister is responsible for deciding on the priority programmes and projects that will be delivered under their remit within the NDP and for setting out the timelines for delivery. Expenditure is therefore allocated and monitored on a Departmental basis and not a geographical basis.

Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. The Government committed €165 billion towards capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-30 published in 2021. An additional €2.25 billion of windfall corporate tax receipts has also been allocated from 2024 to 2026, to provide funding for critical infrastructure projects that are at an advanced stage, as well as to the existing Climate Action Fund. This builds on the existing funding already available under the NDP out to 2026 and it will mean more schools, housing, transport and healthcare projects can be progressed and delivered for our people across all regions.

In 2025, €15 billion is being made available from the Exchequer for investment in public capital projects. This level of expenditure will be pivotal in consolidating the progress already made, supporting balanced regional development and, most importantly, delivering the necessary infrastructure to support our future climate change obligations as well as our social and economic requirements.

The Government is detailing the delivery of the NDP at regular intervals to inform the public on the implementation of Project Ireland 2040. This is achieved through regular updates of the Project Ireland 2040 capital investment tracker and map, the latest versions of which will be published shortly.

The capital investment tracker provides a composite update on the progress of all major investments with an estimated cost of greater than €20 million. Accompanying the tracker, the myProjectIreland interactive map details projects across the country and provides details on specific projects by county, including Carlow and Kilkenny, and contains smaller investments such as schools, healthcare facilities and social housing projects. Search facilities also allow citizens to view projects in their regional area, by city, by county or by eircode.